5. Customer and VMware Team Introductions
• Customer
– John Doe, CIO
– Jim Smith, Enterprise Architect
– John Smith, Desktop Support Services
– Bill Rogers, IT Services Manager
• VMware Professional Services
– John Cortez, Enterprise Architect
– Maureen James, Engagement Manager
– Bill Stockton, Account Executive
– Alan Chang, Sales Engineer
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Consultant: Update with team member
information.
7. VMware Horizon 6 Accelerator Service Overview
• Primary objectives
– Deliver a limited-scale Horizon 6 environment
– Provide a prototype virtual desktop infrastructure to validate the capabilities and value of VMware
products for solving business problems and achieving the customer’s business objectives
• Secondary objectives
– Prepare the customer team for a transition into end user computing (EUC) using a structured approach
to build that foundation
– Align use of Horizon 6 with the customer’s vision for EUC
– Conduct detailed knowledge transfer for Horizon 6
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9. Use Cases
• Call Center Workers
– Standard image deployment
– No profile management
– Access to limited applications
• Office Workers
– Standard image deployment
– Access to standard applications
– Ability to access tier 2 applications
– Profile management
• Remote Contractors
– Delivery of published applications
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Consultant: These align with what is in the SOW.
11. Deliverables
• Functioning Horizon 6 environment for the selected use case
• VMware Horizon 6 Accelerator Service Solution Checklist
• VMware Horizon 6 Accelerator Service Service Checklist
• VMware Horizon 6 Accelerator Service Solution Requirements
– Review of use cases, business and technical drivers, constraints, and information related to success
criteria and test specifications
• VMware Horizon 6 Accelerator Service Conclusion
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Consultant: Include additional slides related to
ThinApp, vRealize Operations Manager, and
vCloud Networking and Security deliverables as
appropriate.
13. Project Activities
• Environment readiness
– Horizon 6 prerequisites review
– Horizon 6 solution overview and knowledge transfer
• Success criteria definition
– Identify and document project and technical success criteria
– Define in measurable terms what must be done for the environment to be acceptable to the project
sponsor and project stakeholders
– Success criteria is based on functional validation of the environment only
– Define and document measurable test cases to validate success criteria
• Build
– Install and configure Horizon 6 components
– Create and install VMware ThinApp® applications on endpoint devices
– Install and configure VMware vRealize™ Operations Manager™ for Horizon 6
– Install and configure VMware vCloud® Networking and Security™ components
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14. Project Activities (cont.)
• Testing and validation
– Execute the Horizon 6 Accelerator Service Environment Functional Test Plan
– Document the validation results
• Knowledge transfer
– Conduct detailed knowledge transfer, including technical and operational best practices
• Conclusion
– Review the test results with the project sponsor and stakeholders
– Executive summary and project summary documentation
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15. Engagement Timeline
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Week 1 Week 2 Week 3
Kickoff
Prerequisites Complete
Conclusion
Environment Build
and Customization
2 days
5–6 days
3–4 days
Environment
Validation
Measurement
Definition
• Phase 1 – Planning
• Phase 2 – Kickoff
• Phase 3 – Measurement definition
• Phase 4 – Environment build and customization
• Phase 5 – Environment validation
• Phase 6 – Conclusion
Consultant: This is a sample timeline for the
baseline Accelerator service. Modify it as
appropriate if the engagement includes ThinApp,
vRealize Operations Manager, or vCloud
Networking and Security.